Fence protector



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FENCE PROTECTOR Filed Oct. 11, 1930 M WW A TTORNEYJ'.

- ther modified form of the invention.

Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oFF1cE WILLIAM J. DAvIs, orWINDFALL, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 110 JOHN F. HEATH, or

TIPTON, INDIANA I FENCE PROTECTOR Application filed October 11, 1930.Serial No. 488,007.

This invention relates to a support for a fence guard.

The chief Object of this invention is to i provide a support for aguardstrand to be positioned adjacent a fence to protect the latter, whichsupport may be readily at taclied to the fence and supported thereby andattached to the guard strand and support the same in predeterminedposition.

The chief feature of the invention consists in the mounting upon a fenceof a brace type support for a guard or fence protecting strand whichwill maintain the strand in predetermined position and prevent unduemovement of the strand from said predetermined position either upwardly,downwardly, inwardly or outwardly.

Another feature of the invention consists in the ready attachability anddetachability of the brace type support. I

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following specifications and claims: h

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a fenceand a guard strand adjacent thereto and supported in spaced andpredetermined relation to the fence by one of the brace type supports.

Figure 2 is a similar View of a modified form of the invention,modifying the brace type support.

Figure 3 is a similar View of a still fur- In the drawings, indicatesthe top strand of a fence having at least two lower strands 11 and 12 inspaced relation and said strands may be considered to be substantiallyhorizontally positioned. A vertically positioned base 14 at its upperend is provided with a pair of U-shaped portions 15 and 16, connected bythe transverse portion 17, the free end being indicated at 18.

The U-shaped construction thus is adapted to ride upon the top strand 10of the fence and, as herein shown, the vertical base portion lies tooneside of strand 11 and upon theopposite side of strand 12.

Herein, the base portion terminates in an eye or loop 19 and swivellyconnected thereto is a similar eye 20 carried by the lower end of thebrace rod portion 21. Said brace rod portion terminates in the U-shapedloop 22 which may or may not support the guard strand 18 for maintainingthe same in predetermined relation. Herein an arm portion 23 isdetachably and interlockingly associated with the multiple loop of thebase ea tion through the U-shaped loop formation 24 which isinterlockingly associated with the base portion and the upper strand andserves to lockthe same thereto.

The'jouter end of the substantially horizontally positioned arm 23terminates in a scroll type loop 25 that receives'and supports theprotecting strand 13. The loop is interlockingly associated with theU-shaped loop 22 of the brace rod. I The fence strands and the guardstrand are herein shown as plain wire but may be of barbed wire ortwisted wire without departing from the invention. p

In Figure 2 of the invention the fence and protecting strand bear likenumerals as in Figure 1 but the triangular support construction isindicated by numerals of the one hundred series. Thus 114 indicates thebase rod which is similarly positioned and hingedly connects through theportions 119 and 120 at its lower end to, the lower end of the brace rod121, which intermediate its ends is provided with a U-shaped portion121a. The arm 123 herein is shown terminating in a U-shaped loop 122 andthe brace rod at its upper end terminates in a scroll or eye formation125. In this form of the invention, therefore, the U-shaped loop and thescroll or coil port-ion which are interleekingly associated together,are interchanged relative to the arm and the brace, although the guardstrand is supported by the arm. p

In the present, form of the invention, the upper end of the verticalbase includes the loop portion 124 which is interlockingly associatedwith the loop portion 116 and tongue, portion 117 carried by the arm123. The tongue portion 117 is interlockinglyasportien 24 in themodification shown in Figure 1 is interlockingly associated with theloops 15, 16 and 17 of the vertical base. In this form of the invention,therefore, the tongue portion carried by the arm although the form ofthe interlocking con nection is reversed and the multiple contact uponthe fence strand 10 is obtained through the arm end in Figure 2, whereasit is obtained through the base portion in Fi re 1.

n assembling the modification of the in vention shown in Figure 2, thebase portion 114 and arm 123 are placed in the position shown. The guardwire 13 then placed in the U-shaped loop 122 and the end of the scrollformation 125 is brought to a position above the said guard wire. Thebrace member 121 is then rotated about its connection with the base wire114 by means of the U-shaped portion 12 1-51, to advance the scrollformation 125 in the manner of a screw thread to the position shown inthe drawing. Thus the assembling of the device is rapidly and easilyaccomplished.

In Figure 3 a still further modified form of the invention isillustrated, wherein the vertical base portion 21-1 terminates in an eyeportion 219 with an extension 220 that is interloekingly connected tothe brace portion 221 as at 221a.

The upper end of the brace portion includes the U-shaped loop 222 whilethe outer end of the arm 223 terminates in the loop 225 which receivesthe protecting strand 13 substantially similar to the construction ofFigure 1. The adjacent ends of the arm 223 and the base 214 areinterlockingly associated with the fence strand 10 by the portionsindicated by the numerals 215, 216 and 217 carried by the base and theportions 224 and 224a carried by the arm.

The invention claimed is:

1. The combination with a wire fence having at least three substantiallyhorizontal strands and a protecting guard strand to be sustained inspaced relation thereto, of a sustaining support including a verticalbase, an outwardly-directed arm, said base and arm having a detachableand interlocking connection with each other and with the uppermost ofthe three strands, said base extending upon opposite sides of the twolower strands, and brace means connected to the lower end of the baseand interlockiugly and detachably connected to the outer end of the arm,the latter connection supporting the guard strand.

2. A device as defined by claim 1, characterized by the guard strandsupporting end of the arm including a loop for receiving the guardstrand.

3. A device as defined by claim 1 characterized by the adjacentinterlocking ends of the arm and base comprising a pair of interlockingU-shaped portions, one of which nests the adjacent fence strand and theother of which traps the strand therein.

4. A device as defined by claim 1 characterized by the guard strandsupporting end of the arm including a loop for receiving the guardstrand, and the adjacent interlocking ends of the arm and basecomprising a pair of interlocking U-shaped portions, one of which neststhe adjacent fence strand and the other of which traps the strandtherein.

5. A device as defined by claim 1 characterized by the base and braceincluding a hinge-like connection therebetween.

6. A device as defined by claim 1 characterized by the guard strandsupporting end of the arm including a loop for receiving the guardstrand, and the base and brace including a hinge-like connectiontherebetween.

7. A device as defined by claim 1 characterized by the adjacentinterlocking ends of the arm and base comprising apair of interlockingU-shaped portions, one of which nests the adjacent fence strand and theother of which traps the strand therein, and by the base and braceincluding a hingelike connection therebetween.

8. A device as defined by claim 1 characterized by the guard strandsupporting end of the arm including a loop for receiving the guardstrand, the adjacent interlocking ends of the arm and base comprising apair of interlocking U-shaped portions, one of which nests the adjacentfence strand and the other of which traps the strand therein, and by thebase and brace including a hingelike connection therebetween.

9. The combination with a wire fence having at least two substantiallyhorizontal strands and a protecting guard strand to be sustained inspaced relation thereto, of a sustaining support including asubstantially vertical base, an outwardly-extending arm, said base andarm having a detachable and interlocking connection with each other andwith one of said horizontal strands and said base engaging another ofsaid horizontal strands for support thereby, a U-shaped portion formedon the outer end of said arm for receiving said guard strand, and abrace member having a rotatable connection with the lower end of saidbase and a scroll formation on its upper end engageable with saidU-shaped portion to lock said guard strand therein by rotation of saidbrace member about said rotatable connection.

10. The combination with a wire fence having at least two substantiallyhorizontal strands and a protecting guard strand to be sustained inspaced relation thereto, of a sustaining support including asubstantially vertical base, an outwardly-extending arm, said base andarm having a detachable and interlocking connection with each other andwith one of said horizontal strands and said base engaging another ofsaid horizontal strands for support thereby, a U- shaped portion formedon the outer end of said arm for receiving said guard strand, a bracemember having a rotatable connection With the lower end of said base anda scroll formation on its upper end engage- WILLIAM J. DAVIS.

